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Ninety Years of Grace: her life in photos

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12th November 2019
Grace Patricia Kelly, the Hollywood film star who became the most famous princess in the world, was born on November 12th 1929. Ninety years on, she remains one of the ultimate regal icons of the 20th century. From the romance that turned her into a princess to her work to support children and families, her royal life was one of the most talked about in the world. On the 90th anniversary of the…
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The first American Princess of Monaco

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11th November 2019
American by birth, hugely popular and credited with helping turn Monaco from a forgotten principality into a European hotspot – but this isn’t the story of Grace Kelly. Almost seven decades before her famous marriage to Prince Rainier III, another US born…
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Princesses of Monaco: Ippolita Trivulzio

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10th November 2019
Ippolita Trivulzio holds the distinction of being the first woman to hold the title of Princess of Monaco. Today, we are continuing our series by taking a look at the first princess consort in Monaco.Ippolita Trivulzio was born in 1600 in Palazzo Trivulzio, Duchy of Milan (what is today Italy), as the only daughter and younger child of Carlo Emanuele Teodoro Trivulzio, Count of Melzo and…
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess

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8th November 2019
Grace Patricia Kelly was born on 12 November 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was well-known as an actress, starring in films like Dial M for Murder, To Catch a Thiefand High Society. She became the Princess of Monaco 18 April 1956 when she wed Rainier III…
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Princesses of Monaco: Antoinette de Mérode

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7th November 2019
Royal Central is taking a look at the princess consorts of Monaco in a new series. This edition focuses on Antoinette de Mérode.Born on 28 September 1828, Antoinette Ghislaine de Merode was born in Brussels, Belgium, to Count Werner de Merode and Countess Victoire de…
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90 Years of Grace: Her '80s Style

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7th November 2019
Today we’re looking back at some of Princess Grace’s most stylish moments of the 1980s. Before her untimely death in 1982, Grace maintained an active schedule of royal duties. She also struck up a friendship with Diana, Princess of Wales, prior to her wedding, and the two met frequently. Other major events she attended included Hollywood tributes and family weddings.Princess Grace…
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Ninety years of Grace: Princess Grace’s early years

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5th November 2019
In the lead up to the 90th anniversary of Grace Kelly’s birth, Royal Central looks back at her life.Long before she was the Princess of Monaco or Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite cool blonde leading lady, Grace Kelly was a regular all-American girl from Philly. Here we take a look back on the early years of her life.Grace Patricia Kelly was born on the 12th of November 1929 at the…
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